Chemical Engineers Salary — Tampa, Florida

The average Chemical Engineers in Tampa, Florida earns $115,780 a year.

$115,780 / year, mean
↓ 10.0% below national average 100th percentile in Florida

Tampa sits at the very top of the range for this role in Florida — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for chemical engineers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.4%
Cost of living 101 #48 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $360,738 #75 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,254 #97 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Tampa ranks #48 for cost of living and #75 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Houston $155,750 Austin $149,140 Dallas $147,410 Trenton $144,720 Los Angeles $142,640 Beaumont $139,830 Pittsburgh $139,050 Kennewick $137,890 Portland $135,950 Corpus Christi $132,960 Seattle $129,180 Philadelphia $128,970 Evansville $128,250 Baltimore $127,240 Rochester $126,720 Albany $126,610 New York $126,240 Grand Rapids $121,350 Chicago $121,240 Richmond $119,540 Buffalo $119,480 Riverside $116,630 Tampa $115,780 Columbus $115,550 Indianapolis $115,420 Louisville $113,130 Miami $109,440 Detroit $109,400 Peoria $108,770 Reading $107,820 Kalamazoo $99,170 Ann Arbor $91,550 Lansing $72,680
CityMean salaryvs. Tampa
Albany, New York$126,610+9.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$91,550-20.9%
Austin, Texas$149,140+28.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$127,240+9.9%
Beaumont, Texas$139,830+20.8%
Buffalo, New York$119,480+3.2%
Chicago, Illinois$121,240+4.7%
Columbus, Indiana$115,550-0.2%
Corpus Christi, Texas$132,960+14.8%
Dallas, Texas$147,410+27.3%
Detroit, Michigan$109,400-5.5%
Evansville, Indiana$128,250+10.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$121,350+4.8%
Houston, Texas$155,750+34.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$115,420-0.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$99,170-14.3%
Kennewick, Washington$137,890+19.1%
Lansing, Michigan$72,680-37.2%
Los Angeles, California$142,640+23.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$113,130-2.3%
Miami, Florida$109,440-5.5%
New York, New York$126,240+9.0%
Peoria, Illinois$108,770-6.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$128,970+11.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$139,050+20.1%
Portland, Oregon$135,950+17.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$107,820-6.9%
Richmond, Virginia$119,540+3.2%
Riverside, California$116,630+0.7%
Rochester, New York$126,720+9.4%
Seattle, Washington$129,180+11.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$144,720+25.0%
Gross salary
115,780/yr
Estimated take-home
90,281/yr
Est. total withheld
22.0%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-2041 SOC code
Official area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45300 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
St. PetersburgClearwater
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
3,240,469